JH Technologies Announces Partnership with Pacific Microsystems
August 19, 2012
Fremont, CA -- On August 10, 2012, JH Technologies, a distributor of optical and digital imaging systems, and Pacific Microsystems, a service and technical sales company, have announced a partnership designed to provide a higher level of service to customers in the Pacific Northwest. Pacific Microsystems is a new organization with an experienced staff that [...]
Speed, Simplify Nucleic Acid Size Selection for Fragment
August 18, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. –– SPRIselect from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences utilizes SPRI (Solid Phase Reversible Immobilization)-based chemistry to speed and simplify genomic DNA size selection for next generation sequencing fragment library preparation. Following shearing, the library construction process requires size selection to produce uniform distribution of fragments. SPRIselect allows size distribution to be adjusted between 150 [...]
FreezerPro Adds Support for FluidX XTR Line of Whole-rack 2D Barcode Scanners
August 17, 2012
Frederick, MD - RURO, Inc., a developer of innovative research productivity tools, announces direct support for FluidX XTR 96, FluidX XTR FLEX, FluidX XTR RACK LF and FluidX XTR RACK CRYO flatbed 2D barcode scanners for general laboratory use. FluidX XTR completes the line of whole-rack scanners directly supported in FreezerPro software. The device joins [...]
August 17, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass. –– PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced that its electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) can now be seamlessly integrated with Elsevier’s Reaxys®, a web-based workflow solution designed for chemistry researchers in drug discovery, chemicals and academic research. “As chemists are increasingly turning [...]
Materia and Sigma Aldrich Extend Catalyst Distribution Agreement
August 16, 2012
PASADENA, CA ––Materia announced today a ten year extension of its exclusive catalyst distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq:SIAL), that allows Aldrich Chemical Co. LLC to continue its worldwide rights to distribute the Materia Grubbs Catalyst™ technology to the research and development community. “Sigma-Aldrich is the clear global leader in research chemical distribution,” stated John [...]
Shear History Simulator Provides Valuable Analysis Of Water-Based Oil And Gas Fracturing Fluids
August 16, 2012
BROKEN ARROW, OK – The rheology of fracturing fluids used by the oil and gas industry is affected by a range of factors and conditions. Recently developed shear history simulators have proven especially useful laboratory tools for determining how well these fluids perform in transporting proppants. Chandler Engineering®, a leader in oil well cementing, viscosity, [...]
Guaranteed Knockdown for siRNA Gene Silencing
August 16, 2012
AMSBIO has announced its new Trilencer-27 siRNA kit, that contains Dicer-Substrate duplexes, provides critical improvements over the use of traditional 21mer siRNA designs. Gene silencing through the use of RNAi has become a primary tool for characterizing gene involvement in disease states and interactive pathways. Offering genome-wide coverage against human, mouse and rat, the AMSBIO [...]
Stomacher® contributes to on-going cosmetic product safety campaign
August 15, 2012
Worthing, UK –– Seward Limited has announced the application of its patented Stomacher paddle blender range in a newly developed analytical protocol for cosmetics product safety. Mercury in cosmetic products, such as face creams, has been illegal in the US and EU for many years, but its presence in imported products remains a potential problem. [...]
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Bolsters the SLAS Endowment Fund with a Gift of $20,000
August 15, 2012
CHICAGO –– The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) gratefully announces that Beckman Coulter Life Sciences made an unrestricted contribution of $20,000 to the SLAS Endowment Fund. “Beckman Coulter is the first company to step forward this year with major support for the SLAS Endowment Fund,” says SLAS President Dave Dorsett. “Their generosity ensures [...]
PVLSI Announces Licensing Agreement of Intellectual Property to Seahorse Bioscience, Inc.
August 15, 2012
Billerica, MA, – Seahorse Biosciences has licensed a patent, entitled "Methods, Compositions and Kits for Assaying Mitochondrial Function", developed in the laboratory of Dr. Nagendra Yadava, the John Adams Investigator at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI) and Dr. Alejandro Heuck, PhD, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of [...]
